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    Sotobanari

    外離島, Sotobanari Island, Île Sotobanari

    24°22′N 123°43′E

    Sotobanari Island (外離島, Sotobanari-jima; Yaeyama: Fukabanari; Okinawan: Fukabanari) is one of the Yaeyama Islands, within the Sakishima Islands, at the southern end of the Ryukyu Islands. It is to the west of Iriomote Island, its nearest large neighbour.

    Sotobanari

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    24°22′N 123°43′E

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    Sotobanari Island (外離島, Sotobanari-jima; Yaeyama: Fukabanari; Okinawan: Fukabanari) is one of the Yaeyama Islands, within the Sakishima Islands, at the southern end of the Ryukyu Islands. It is to the west of Iriomote Island, its nearest large neighbour. It is administered as part of the town of Taketomi, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The small island (about 1 km; 1000 yards in diameter), whose name means outer distant island, is vegetated, but has no running water.

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    Also in Yaeyama Islands

    Also in Sakishima Islands

    Also in Ryukyu Islands

    Also in Ryukyu Arc

    Also in Japanese archipelago

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